Where does “törtszám” come from?

törtszám (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tört, from Hungarian tör, from Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ — corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass.

törtszám (Hungarian): fraction

Definitions

  1. fraction

Ancestry of “törtszám”, step by step

törtszám traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantörtthird-person singular indicative past indefinite...
2Hungariantörto break; to strive for something
3Latinthōraxchest, thorax
4Ancient Greekθώραξcorselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass

via Hungarian szám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszámnumber; number, figure, numeric, data; number,...
2Hungarianszájmouth, oral
3Proto-Uralicśoximouth
Every word from Ancient Greek θώραξ →Every word from Latin thōrax →Every word from Hungarian tör →